Caption

Thistle butterfly (Vanessa cardui, Cynthia cardui) on lush purple flowers (summer lilac, Buddleja davidii) in the sun, Hesse, Germany

Date

Aug 05, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Wilfried Martin

Reference

BRK25L85_240

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

31,1Mb (1,4Mb) / 13,5in x 9,0in / 4038 x 2692 (300dpi)

Keywords

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